Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Zach Lawryk is currently the Head of Global Solutions Consulting at Rippling , previously the VP of Solutions Consulting at Slack , Director of Sales Engineering at Box , and really began his career in tech at Salesforce as a Sales Engineer in 2005.

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Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 8, 2017

Shortly after I published my best-selling book, Baseline Selling , in 2005, I also published the Baseline Selling Field Guide. In his book, Outliers , Malcom Gladwell wrote about the years of work and at minimum, 10,000 hours, required for some, like The Beatles, to become "overnight sensations.".

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Understanding the Sales Force

JULY 14, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan. Having founded Kurlan & Associates in 1985 and Objective Management Group in 1990, the only surprise should be that it took so long to combine the two passions and write Baseline Selling – How to Become a Sales Superstar by Using What You Already Know about the Game of Baseball , in 2005.

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Steven Rosen

MAY 28, 2014

Last week I was speaking with a VP of Sales of a well-known software company. George was not pleased with the performance of his sales team and was under intense pressure from the senior team to turn things around. Sales were off in 4 out of 5 regions and he felt that the sales team was just not motivated. By Steven A.

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 5, 2024

Things finally started to click and I was off to the races, becoming the branch sales manager in two years and then being given offices of my own in 1982. My next 20 plus years were almost exclusively in management and I lived mostly vicariously on sales calls with my reps. In 2005 I left management to pursue the pure joy of selling.

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Women Sales Pros

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

What is a Sales Leader Playbook? Is a Sales Leader Playbook the same as a Sales Playbook? A sales leader playbook is a book of ‘Plays’ for sales leaders – Sales VP’s, Directors and Managers. A Resource to Help The TOP Sales Leader Playbook by Lisa Magnuson is a great place to start.

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 23, 2019

s “Gangsta, Gangsta” and KRS-One’s “My Philosophy” – and revived in 2005 in Fort Minor’s “Remember the Name”, serves as the inspiration to today’s blog post. Too often, sales professionals can get caught up in the game, pursuing money and the sometimes literal trappings of a conspicuous consumerist lifestyle.

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Adaptive Business Services

JUNE 16, 2021

As closely as I can determine, I spent the 20 years between 1985 and 2005 as a functioning alcoholic. In 2005, I just about stopped functioning, hit bottom, and got help. In October of 2005, I checked myself into a 28-day program. Actually, there are two best things. True confession time. None of it stuck.

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Alice Heiman

AUGUST 11, 2022

Lisa Magnuson is a mastermind sales strategist and author of The TOP Sales Leader Playbook and The TOP Seller Advantage. Today she joins me on a special episode of the Sales Talk for CEOs Experts Series. If you’re looking to scale sales by going after much larger deals, this is the perfect podcast for you.

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Adaptive Business Services

MAY 18, 2022

I recently published a post of next step planning in sales. I had a beginning plan to do so (be an independent sales contractor), but I was also working on a plan(s) for what would come next. In 2005 I was at a crossroads. When I was in sales, my goals were to always make fewer calls yet to secure more sales.

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Xvoyant

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The Modern Sales Environment. To say the state of sales today is radically different than it was in 2005 would be an understatement. And it isn’t just one part of sales that has changed. The modern sales team has added structure to the activities salespeople conduct to build pipeline and win business. 6 min read.

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Xvoyant

APRIL 17, 2019

Gary Rhoads, PhD – Co-Founder Xvoyant — Despite the traditional wisdom of the Sales Executive Council in 2005 to focus on the middle and leave the top and bottom performers alone, many sales leaders are still unsure about who and how to coach to maximize sales revenue. Traditional Wisdom on Sales Coaching.

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Xvoyant

APRIL 17, 2019

Gary Rhoads, PhD – Co-Founder Xvoyant — Despite the traditional wisdom of the Sales Executive Council in 2005 to focus on the middle and leave the top and bottom performers alone, many sales leaders are still unsure about who and how to coach to maximize sales revenue. Traditional Wisdom on Sales Coaching.

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SBI

JANUARY 24, 2019

Founded in 2005, Revegy more than doubled net new customers from 2017 for its SaaS-based subscriptions. Founded in 2005, Revegy more than doubled net new customers from 2017 for its SaaS-based subscriptions. In addition, Sales Hacker added Revegy to its 2018 Best Sales Tools list. “We

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Jeff Shore

MAY 16, 2018

I am having flashbacks of 2005…economically speaking that is. If you were in sales in 2005, things were booming. From the sales person perspective it was both good and bad. From the sales person perspective it was both good and bad. When the market is kind, the majority of sales people relax their behaviors.

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Xactly

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

In 2005, Xactly CEO Chris Cabrera knew that moving companies from on-premise to the cloud was the way of the future. Here's how Xactly is using AI to push SaaS to the next level.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JULY 6, 2020

During our first of its kind Independence Day weekend, I thought about a lot of things that loosely tied into sales effectiveness and while they could all be articles in their own right, I decided to write one article tying them all together. Sales Coaching and its impact on revenue.

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Score More Sales

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

When I was a new sales professional I did question myself a lot. While I was confident enough to get my early sales positions, I was not confident about the products and services that my company offered until I really knew them well. He was the 24th pick in the 2005 NFL Draft instead of one of the top few picks the media talked about.

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Grant Cardone

JANUARY 25, 2019

The result has been positive with the speed drastically increased, customers happier, and sales way up. By 2005 it had evolved quite a bit. MY WEBSITE IN 2005: You don’t change just for the sake of change, rather you change because you can always find ways to improve. Well, I want to prove it to you. First—a quick story.

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Increase Sales

JULY 19, 2013

keyboard) now is directing more sales leads and consequently sales dollars than ever before. Having engaged in content marketing since April of 2005 when I placed my first articles over at Ezine Articles , I have found this type of marketing far easier for me and far more beneficial respective to being able to increase sales.

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Funnel Clarity

APRIL 29, 2019

A recent survey reveals that remote workers in the US has grown by 140% since 2005. This should come as no surprise, as advancements in technology have enabled sellers to essentially perform every work duty from the palm of their hands.

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Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan It''s amazing what Harvard Business Review will print on their pages when it comes to the subject of sales. The November 2013 issue featured an article titled Dismantling the Sales Machine. So they say. Here are some of the many problems with their premise. Let me give you an example.

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Sales Evangelist

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Sales has always been represented in a negative way. As much as we probably love Hollywood, more than 281 movies have represented a negative image of salespeople from 1903 to 2005. The truth is… sales actually does create great impact on the society. Sales has always been represented in a negative way.

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Score More Sales

AUGUST 29, 2012

As a sales-brained person (not marketing-brained) I tend to stay away from marketers, but these last two days have been different and very rewarding. Inbound marketing is a term coined by Hubspot in 2005 to refer to making yourself easy to be found on the web. Download his no cost ebook (230 pages!) and we can read it together.

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Inbound Hubspot Marketing eBook 184

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2012

It is time for Sales Operations to inform the Builder of the product. Sales Operations can link Product Management to the buyer. Buyer-generated content influences the sales cycle long before they talk to you. The Sales organization is best positioned to facilitate that conversation. The buyer knows why. Be prepared.

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Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Last week I wrote an article, Now That You Have a Sales Process, Never Mind , that was very critical of an article that appeared in Harvard Business Review. This highly successful, elite salesperson, has a Sales Quotient of 140 (out of a possible 173) or better.

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Score More Sales

DECEMBER 18, 2014

The businesses who participated all have annual sales revenues between $10M and $1B. The National Association for Business Economics (NABE) predicts the strongest GDP growth since 2005. Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide. participated. Close More Deals.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 28, 2016

I continue to be amazed at the staying power of my 2005 book, Baseline Selling - How to Become a Sales Superstar by Using What You Already Know about the Game of Baseball. 3 publishers have contacted me this year about writing a 10th Anniversary Edition, a revised and updated edition, or a follow-up. So it got me thinking.

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Sales Gravy

DECEMBER 18, 2020

On this inspiring episode of the Sales Gravy podcast, Jeb Blount (Virtual Selling) talks to Brian Knox, owner and founder of B Knox Photography. This conversation about sales and entrepreneurship is both educational and inspirational. This conversation about sales and entrepreneurship is both educational and inspirational.

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A Sales Guy

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Watching the Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints game the other night reminded me of the Drew Breeze trade from the San Diego Chargers back in 2005. For you non-football fans or those of you who don’t remember, Drew was traded to New Orleans after the 2005 season in which he broke his shoulder. They hire the wrong person.

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Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 3, 2014

Most of the sales bloggers don''t touch on rejection but when it does comes up, it''s usually in the context of fear, as in fear of rejection. But rejection isn''t that well understood by salespeople, their sales managers or sales even their sales VP''s. The increasing likelihood of a sale. Nothing will stop him.

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Bernadette McClelland

JANUARY 11, 2017

When they find themselves in a competitive sales situation some wouldn’t have a clue where to focus their attention or what steps they will take next. Initially designed for the battlefields of China some 2,500 years ago, his works have now been adapted to leadership, business and more relevantly sales strategies.

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Pipeliner

APRIL 17, 2021

She has been an entrepreneur since 2005, but she describes herself as always being an inventor. Prior to being an entrepreneur, Wanda was involved in sales and marketing in the pharmaceutical industry for a long time. A globally acknowledged Sales & Marketing thought leader, speaker, and strategist.

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Mereo

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

He is the Founder and Principal of Kupu Solutions, having previously served as Global Director of Sales Effectiveness for Workday and other sales enablement roles at Shell Oil and Pennzoil. Sales initiatives stumble to even launch properly. Connect with him here. Based on what I am seeing and hearing, the answer is depressing.

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Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

But how does it apply to sales situations? ‘I can’t handle the truth’ As salespeople progress through the stages of the sale with each potential customer, they have to periodically decide whether to challenge the prospect with risky questions — including the closing one of “Are you going to buy?

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MJ Hoffman

APRIL 22, 2019

Who’s likelier to make a mistake: The rookie sales rep who’s never sold a day in their life, or the veteran rep who’s been on the front lines for nine years? If it were 2005, that would have been a great response. The post The 3 Ways Experienced Sales Reps Typically Fail. The reality is, they’re both going to screw up.

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Increase Sales

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

.” What would happen if we as small business owners to sales professionals took that “make my day” to heart and made it part of our overall marketing attitude in a positive way?

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